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Friday, May 26, 2017

A Literary Vacation by Rail

The British
Tourist Authority has dubbed 2017 as the “Year of the Literary Heroes” because
of its many milestones:the 200th
anniversary of Jane Austen’s death; the 20th anniversary of the
release of J. K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter novel; the 75th
anniversary of Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five series and 120th
anniversary of her birth; the 100th anniversary of the birth of the
poet Edward Thomas; the 150th anniversary of the birth of Matthew
Arnold; the 50th anniversary of the death of children’s author
Arthur Ransome; the 125th anniversary of the death of Alfred, Lord
Tennyson; and the 125th anniversary of the publication of the first
Sherlock Holmes novel (http://media.visitbritain.com/?service=feature&action=show_content_page&language=en&feature=12107).

To help
celebrate this year, Rail Europe is offering a series of literary-themed
itineraries from London to surrounding areas.With the help of the rail company, you can see Jane Austen’s home, visit
the Sherlock Holmes Museum at 221b Baker Street, or hang out at the Edinburgh
cafes where J.K. Rowling wrote her first books.

“’These
stories and authors are treasured around the world, and now is the perfect time
to celebrate them on their milestone anniversaries,’ Melanie Albaric, Marketing
& Communications Manager for Rail Europe, told Condé Nast Traveler. ‘Many trains offer easy transportation to
these stories’ settings or author’s hometowns, so travelers can truly immerse
themselves in the worlds of their favorite books’” (http://www.cntraveler.com/story/take-a-train-through-the-lands-of-harry-potter-and-sherlock-holmes).

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― Jane Austen

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I'm a retired English teacher/teacher-librarian who, after 30 years, left the classroom and became a copyeditor and book reviewer. Reading has always been my passion and now, in our new home, I have, thanks to my husband, the library of my dreams. For many years, before I retired and moved, I belonged to THE Timmins Book Club which is one of the oldest in North America, with minutes dating back to 1938; I submitted an article about us and it was featured on the LitLovers.com website: http://www.litlovers.com/featured-clubs/timmins-book-club. Now I'm trying to start a global book club of sorts with my blog: http://schatjesshelves.blogspot.ca/.